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Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT art contest asks students to envision the future of transportation

The Georgia Department of Transportation is looking for some inspiration for the future of travel in the state, and it’s turning to young artists. GDOT announced that it’s holding a Student Art Challenge for young people in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit what they envision the future of transportation will look like in the state. The contest […]

November 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT calls for drivers to make a pledge to drive safely this holiday season

The roads always get a bit more busy this time of the year as people across the country travel to see family for the holidays. But busier roads often lead to more crashes, so the Georgia Department of Transportation is calling on drivers in the state to take a pledge for safety. And they’ve even enlisted a World […]

November 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

Best bridge in Georgia spans Big Curry Creek in Jefferson

A bridge for Highway 82/15 Alternate spanning Big Curry Creek in Jefferson has received the 2015 Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) award for the best Bridge Deck Steel Cover statewide. The GPTQ is a partnership between the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Georgia Highway Contractors Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies of […]

October 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

Road raging backhoe operator shoves car through a stop light, flees to Waffle House

If you’re ever at stop light in Richmond County, Georgia, and notice a backhoe in your rear view mirror, you might want to pay close attention for that green light. According to a report from WRDW TV, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested Robert Stanley after a woman accused him of pushing her car through […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities, GDOT starts new campaign to crack down

It’s been a deadly year for Georgia roads and the state is on pace for around 1,200 fatalities on roads across the state. According to the Atlanta Daily World, the Georgia Department of Transportation has implemented a new campaign called “Drive Alert, Arrive Alive” following the 662 fatalities from January 1 to June 30. If […]

August 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker killed while welding silo at Georgia asphalt plant

Concepcion Zacatenco Hernandez Jr., 35, was crushed by two “clam shell doors” while welding on a silo at East Coast Asphalt in Waycross, Georgia, August. 5. According to a report by the Florida Times-Union, Herhandez was cutting off a piece of metal when the safety lock on the doors failed. Nearby workers freed him from the […]

August 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Cops in Georgia go undercover as construction workers to catch distracted drivers

There might just be a badge behind the next visibility vest you see inside a road construction site. Police in Marietta, Georgia, have gone undercover, but they aren’t infiltrating the mob or a drug operation. They’re wearing hard hats and holding stops signs in a road work zone, according to WSB-TV. Several Marietta Police officers recently dressed […]

August 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Deal signs transportation bill to provide roughly $1 billion for Georgia projects

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law HB 170, a bill designed to draw approximately $1 billion for transportation and infrastructure projects across the state via a combination of a tax increases and vehicle fees. “This investment reflects our modern-day population and current infrastructure usage,” Deal said at the signing ceremony. “Today, we are […]

May 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia drivers pay extra $8 billion annually due to deficient roads TRIP report finds

Deficient roads in Georgia costs the state’s motorists nearly $8 billion in additional vehicle operating costs and expenses related to safety and congestion, according to a report by The Road Improvement Program. TRIP held a dual press conference in Atlanta and Columbus in announcing its “Georgia Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility” […]

February 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Polls show states do not support gas tax increase

A trio of state polls show voters in states such as Georgia, New Jersey and Utah do not support gas tax hike to pay for transportation infrastructure, according to The Hill. The results of the surveys come at a time when lawmakers are flirting with the idea of raising the 18.4 cent gas tax for the […]

January 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas sees more traffic deaths in construction work zones than any other state

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken down by state. Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in 2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the […]

January 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas leads U.S. equipment purchases in Q3, sales down 19 percent from 2013

If you believe everything is bigger in Texas, than it should come as no surprise that the state also needs the most road construction equipment. At 68 buyers during the third quarter of 2014, Texas construction companies financed the most road construction equipment in the United States. The numbers are according to an analysis of Equipment […]

November 21, 2014